The Cuddlepunk Cub @solarbear@lgbt.io

Hi! I'm Megalodon – the new name for my fork of Mastodon for Android. I exist because the official app is lacking many important features, which I intend to bring back!

Some features include:

• Unlisted posting
• Federated timeline
• Alt text viewer
• Bookmarks
• Pinning posts
• Handling follow requests

… and many more!

Visit my GitHub for downloads and more information:
https://github.com/sk22/megalodon#readme

#Introductions #Mastodon #Megalodon #Mastodos #MastoDev #Android #MastodonAndroid

Earlier today I was beat up by my partner in a transphobic hate crime. I’ve been too embarrassed to say it but I need to find friends in this community to help me cope and find a safe place to stay. I have rent money. Please boost #trans #transgender #lgbtq #disability

You and I and everyone here are part of the first 10 million people on the fediverse.

We are setting the cultural and technical norms for the next few decades.

So if there's something you wish Mastodon did, or ActivityPub did, just start acting like it already exists.

If enough people want it or need it, it will get added by the software and protocols later.

Op sec problems with mastodon:

If your admin behaves like a silicon valley company, they could mine your data!

Sure, your instance may seem small and cozy, but what if its a long con?

Have you met your mod(s)? Hone on a picnic with them? Actors! Pretending to be lovely queers! Trust no one! Enclose your devices in Faraday cages! Move into a cave and speak only to passing sheep!

new instances making waves in the fediverse:

https://hachyderm.io/ tech related
https://brands.town parody brands
https://blacktwitter.io/ black fedi
https://journa.host journalism
https://union.place/ unions
https://vt.social vtubers

also a new hosting provider for those who want to set up their own mastodon: https://cloudplane.org

#FediNews

Request for mastodon users- any recommendations for fine/modern art accounts that just tweet pictures with the artist name? Have a host on twitter but not found them here

💜

Doorways to adventures ✨

#FantasyArt #MastoArt #magic #illustration

#Mastodon near me

An interactive #openstreetmap tool showing Mastodon instances on the map!

https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/mastodon-near-me_828094#3/18.90/29.53

🎉 #Mastodon 4.0 is out now! This server software update includes a ton of improvements, like following hashtags, translating posts, editing, an improved filtering system, customizable user roles for administration, but also some important security fixes.

Check out the full changelog:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.0

I'm aware of toot.community allowing a prominent transphobic journalist from the UK to join.

I haven't suspended toot.community *yet* but I am watching closely.

(I have of course suspended the terf)

chelsea manning voice
be gay, do grimes

Ngl, as someone who worked in tech before the rise of social media, I'm here for the demise of platforms like twitter and facebook. Everything is concentrated in the hands of a few billionaires and, we've seen repeatedly what a terrible idea that's been.